Two fair copies, each in the hand of a different amanuensis (fols. 18-23 in the same hand as MS. Beckford d. 13), of 'Al Raoui'
MS. Beckford d. 20
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Two fair copies, each in the hand of a different amanuensis (fols. 18-23 in the same hand as MS. Beckford d. 13), of 'Al Raoui'
Shelfmark
MS. Beckford d. 20
Summary
Comprises:
(fols. 1-9) 'The story of Alraoüi: from the Arabic'
(fols. 11-17) 'Histoire d'Alraoüi'
(fols. 18-23) 'Suite de l'histoire d'Alraoui'. Printed, not from this manuscript, as (anon.) The story of Al Raoui, a tale from the Arabic [with a German translation, and English verses] (London, 1799); attributed to Beckford
Date
1790s
Language
English
Physical facet
Binding: two sections sewn with pink ribbon
Physical extent
24 Leaves
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Collection contents
Literary papers
Literary papers
Two fair copies, each in the hand of a different amanuensis (fols. 18-23 in the same hand as MS. Beckford d. 13), of 'Al Raoui'
